The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-03
A SATISFIED PEOPLE.

a SATISFIED PEOPLE. a,.....
Tho Happy Results OF Three Years of
Democratic Experience.
Three years ago the electors OF the country
placed the Executives branch of the Govern
ment in the hands of the Democratic party
The trust reposed In II has been faithfully full
filed. The country has had the benefit OF
wise, safe, honest and economical administra-
ton of tho govornme Mt, and that Is oil that Is
expected of any political party. The laws
have been impartaly enforced, the revenues
huvc been faithfully collected, the standard of
Officinl integrity has been raised, the navy has
been purified in its methods and strengthened
in its resources, and In its foreign relations the
peace well us the honor OF the country has
been steadily preserved
There is no denying these ringing
and unchallcnged statements of Cover
nor Hill. They are, however, source
of sore discomfort to certain Republican
leaders. who can not help seeing that
the country is in dstressngly and.
as far as they are concerned, an omin-
ously prosperous condition. Mere par
tisanship may gnash its teeth ut the
success of Il Democratic Administration,
for it is thereby deprived of the cakes
and ale which an oflice-grabber always
includes in his definition of patriotism
but the great body of American people
are grateful for National prosperity, no
matter by which political party it is
achieved.
These Republican leaders were very
poor prophets in 1884. They foretold
National ruin, the extinction of our
industries and q general crash and
smash in case II Democrat should be
made President. There was to be an
eclipse of the sun and moon; there
were to be epidcmics and plaques. the
Confederate debt was to be paid;
slavery was to be re-established ut
once and the undertaken would make
ready to take charge of the defunct
Republic. This was the agreeable pict-
ure presented to American citizens
by the politicians who had fattened OH
the perqustes of Office, given away
two hundred million acres of our pub
lie domain. spent one hundred millions
of dollars on navy of which any
third rate power on the globe would
be ashamed. and retained unnecessary
taxes until the Treasury was bursting
with surplus which the people
needed for the conduct of their busi-
ness and which the Government had
no use for.
These gentlemen, who feared the ad-
vent of the Democracy and pretended
that their fears We're born of their dis
interested patriotism, have been maxi
ing history twenty-five years. and the
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Senator Sherman, Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Blaine. of Maine, have sturd-
lily protested that the Republican es-
cutchcon was undimmed by scandals,
and that when the books were exam
ined they would be found to be cor
rect Thoughtful men have marveled
mt the recklessness of such assertions,
at the monumental impertinenc which
insisted that black and white, was in-
suited the people by regarding them
rs fools who liked nothing better than
to be gulled. There was the Whisky
ring the Credit Mobilier infamy, the
land robbery, the monstrous COR
ruption by which poor Hayes was
counted in, the innumerabie navy jobs.
anu +" scoIe iiiorc VI coiossal iiiisocai'
ings, every one of them the accusa-
tion and the proof of dishonesty. Still
the Republican escutcheon was un-
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''1ou will be ruincd!' they cried, and
hoped the lie would keep them in pow
or. They even scattered throughout
Virginia lot OF chromos ornamcnted
with slave block and an auctionecr
selling black men to the highest bid
der, and a legend containing the ago
nizing assurance that if Mr.. Cleveland
were elected the old times would all
come back again, and the South
would fight and win in Congress the
battles which it lost in the Wilderness
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